What Should Women At High Risk Of Breast Cancer Do?
October is breast cancer awareness month. On lieu of this health campaign, Cancer Healers is sharing ‘must know’ information on this disease, in this blog. Breast Cancer can be inherited and with high end invasive technology the progress of breast cancer can be prevented. Chemotherapy, Mastectomy are considerations but with side-effects. Immunotherapy offered by Cancer Healers is gaining popularity for being a holistic approach to prevention and treatment of cancer.
The media created a buzz few months ago, with the Angelina Jolie’s decision of double mastectomy being shared publically. Many thought she is a cancer patient but to our relief, her doctor investigated that she is a ‘high risk’ candidate to breast cancer. Now, this seems to be un-commonly heard lingo for the non-medico personal. Let us learn in this blog about what defines a woman as ‘high risk for breast cancer and what should she do’:
Defining ‘high risk’ for breast cancer
The chances of developing any cancer are termed as risk and if the probability is higher it is defined as high risk. Various factors contribute to cancer and some are preventable while others are not. Different cancers are developed due to various factors.
Contributors to ‘high risk’ factors for breast cancer
Gender - Men have less female hormones that promote cancer growth in breasts hence this disease is more prevalent in females and is rarely observed in men.
Age - Ageing contributes to the development of cancer cells. As per observations, breast cancer is more prevalent in women beyond the age of 55.
Hereditary - Breast cancer risk is higher amongst women who have next of kin suffering/succumbing to breast cancer.
Having one’s mother, sister, or daughter with breast cancer increases the likelihood of a woman's risk of developing the same
Do we know what causes breast cancer?
Various risk factors can increase an individual’s chances of developing breast cancer although it is not yet known exactly how some of these risk factors cause cells to become cancerous. According to experts, hormones play a significant role in development of breast cancer but clarity in the subject is yet to be investigated.
What should you do if your doctor says you are at ‘high risk’ of developing breast cancer?
If a woman is at increased risk for developing breast cancer and there is a strong family history of breast cancer or doctors have found a known genetic mutation of a BRCA gene or has had DCIS, LCIS, biopsies which show pre-cancerous conditions; experts recommend considering a few options to reduce chances of reaching a full blown cancer stage. It is advised to talk with your doctor to understand your risk and how much any of these approaches might lower this risk.
Preventive Care For Breast Cancer
Preventive Masectomy - Removal Of Breast Tissue. Authors of a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine shared that despite evidence that prophylactic mastectomy may not improve survival rates an increasing number of young women with breast cancer are choosing to undergo the preventive surgery.
Tamoxifen - Tamoxifen is a medication that blocks the action of estrogen in breast tissue, which keeps estrogen sensitive breast cancers from growing. In comparison to other forms of cancer treatments, it has relatively few serious side effects. However, in some women who take it, tamoxifen may cause problems with cognitive thinking.
Cancer Healer Therapy - Removing breast tissue or considering chemotherapy is options with varied sideffects. Dr. Tarang Krishna believes in the power of immunotherapy to heal cancer. The positive effects from Cancer Healers treatment are recommendable as pain, hair loss or scars don’t come along with this Homeopathy Treatment.
October is the acknowledged as the Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is important to educate yourself more on this subject and consider your preventive check options in case you are a ‘high risk’ candidate for breast cancer.
October is breast cancer awareness month. On lieu of this health campaign, Cancer Healers is sharing ‘must know’ information on this disease, in this blog. Breast Cancer can be inherited and with high end invasive technology the progress of breast cancer can be prevented. Chemotherapy, Mastectomy are considerations but with side-effects. Immunotherapy offered by Cancer Healers is gaining popularity for being a holistic approach to prevention and treatment of cancer.
The media created a buzz few months ago, with the Angelina Jolie’s decision of double mastectomy being shared publically. Many thought she is a cancer patient but to our relief, her doctor investigated that she is a ‘high risk’ candidate to breast cancer. Now, this seems to be un-commonly heard lingo for the non-medico personal. Let us learn in this blog about what defines a woman as ‘high risk for breast cancer and what should she do’:
Defining ‘high risk’ for breast cancer
The chances of developing any cancer are termed as risk and if the probability is higher it is defined as high risk. Various factors contribute to cancer and some are preventable while others are not. Different cancers are developed due to various factors.
Contributors to ‘high risk’ factors for breast cancer
Gender - Men have less female hormones that promote cancer growth in breasts hence this disease is more prevalent in females and is rarely observed in men.
Age - Ageing contributes to the development of cancer cells. As per observations, breast cancer is more prevalent in women beyond the age of 55.
Hereditary - Breast cancer risk is higher amongst women who have next of kin suffering/succumbing to breast cancer.
Having one’s mother, sister, or daughter with breast cancer increases the likelihood of a woman's risk of developing the same
Do we know what causes breast cancer?
Various risk factors can increase an individual’s chances of developing breast cancer although it is not yet known exactly how some of these risk factors cause cells to become cancerous. According to experts, hormones play a significant role in development of breast cancer but clarity in the subject is yet to be investigated.
What should you do if your doctor says you are at ‘high risk’ of developing breast cancer?
If a woman is at increased risk for developing breast cancer and there is a strong family history of breast cancer or doctors have found a known genetic mutation of a BRCA gene or has had DCIS, LCIS, biopsies which show pre-cancerous conditions; experts recommend considering a few options to reduce chances of reaching a full blown cancer stage. It is advised to talk with your doctor to understand your risk and how much any of these approaches might lower this risk.
Preventive Care For Breast Cancer
Preventive Masectomy - Removal Of Breast Tissue. Authors of a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine shared that despite evidence that prophylactic mastectomy may not improve survival rates an increasing number of young women with breast cancer are choosing to undergo the preventive surgery.
Tamoxifen - Tamoxifen is a medication that blocks the action of estrogen in breast tissue, which keeps estrogen sensitive breast cancers from growing. In comparison to other forms of cancer treatments, it has relatively few serious side effects. However, in some women who take it, tamoxifen may cause problems with cognitive thinking.
Cancer Healer Therapy - Removing breast tissue or considering chemotherapy is options with varied sideffects. Dr. Tarang Krishna believes in the power of immunotherapy to heal cancer. The positive effects from Cancer Healers treatment are recommendable as pain, hair loss or scars don’t come along with this Homeopathy Treatment.
October is the acknowledged as the Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is important to educate yourself more on this subject and consider your preventive check options in case you are a ‘high risk’ candidate for breast cancer.
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